Brazil opposition parties file complaints against Bolsonaro's pardon for ally

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro waves during a national flag hoisting ceremony in honour of the Diplomat's Day at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Opposition parties on Friday filed constitutional complaints at Brazil's Supreme Court against a pardon granted by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to an ally who the court sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for anti-democratic threats.

On Thursday, Bolsonaro decreed a pardon for Congressman Daniel Silveira, a former Rio de Janeiro police officer, a day after the court sentenced him to 8 years and 9 months in prison for interference with the free exercise of government and threatening judicial authorities.